2006/09/29 by Thomas G. Mason, James N. Wilking, Kieche Meleson +2 · 3 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · #Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics #Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation #Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
paper · doi:10.1088/0953-8984/18/41/r01
openalex publication_date 2006/09/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
We summarize procedures for producing ‘nanoemulsions’ comprised of nanoscale droplets, methods for controlling the droplet size distribution and composition, and interesting physical properties of nanoemulsions. In contrast to more common microscale emulsions, nanoemulsions exhibit optical transparency at high droplet volume fractions, ϕ, surprisingly strong elasticity at low ϕ, and enhanced diffusive transport and shelf stability. For these reasons, nanoemulsions have great potential in a wide range of industries including pharmaceuticals, foods, and personal care products.